About Us
- National Motto: God, Home, and
Country
- National Theme: Rise and Shine for
America!
- Texas State Theme: Reflecting the Light through Friendship and Service
Organized on September 16, 2017, in Terrell, Texas, with seventy organizing members, The King's Fort Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), takes its name from an early frontier fort of the Republic of Texas that was in Kaufman, Texas.
We are an active chapter offering many activities in which our members can participate. We meet on Saturday morning and generally offer two social events each month. Our chapter offers committee involvement and activities throughout the year that support the DAR mission in the areas of historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
Become a member
Membership in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is open to women eighteen years of age and older who can prove lineal, blood descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. Documentation is required and we can help in your research. If you are interested in DAR membership in our chapter, we would love to hear from you. Email us.
Contact UsChapter Officers 2021 — 2023
- Regent — Nancy Holland
- First Vice Regent — Cynthia Goode
- Second Vice Regent — Charlene Orr
- Chaplain — Cathy Atwood
- Recording Secretary — Crystal Persall
- Corresponding Secretary — Beckey Epley
- Treasurer — Ann Fox
- Registrar — Roberta "Bobbie" Thomas-Peters
- Historian — Dottie Durrett
- Librarian — Norma Reynolds
Organizing Officers 2017 - 2019
- Regent — Stacey Browning
- First Vice Regent — Alison Novak
- Second Vice Regent — Tiffany Pugh
- Chaplain — Rose Ann Ward
- Recording Secretary — Stacia Duggan
- Corresponding Secretary — Ginny Cartwright
- Registrar — Karen Burks-Franks
- Historian — Dottie Durrett
- Librarian — Elisa Zeinick
- Appointed Parliamentarian — Bobbie Thomas-Peters
Calendar of Events — 2022
Chapter meetings are normally on the third Saturday of each month with no chapter meeting in July or December. Socials generally are the 1st Tuesday evening and the second Wednesday morning of the month. Contact us if you would like to visit.
- January — Monthly Day Social | Chapter Meeting
- February — Monthly Evening and Day Socials | Chapter Meeting - George Washington Tea
- March — Monthly Evening and Day Socials | Chapter Meeting | Vietnam War Veterans Day Event
- April — Monthly Evening and Day Socials | Chapter Meeting
- May — Monthly Evening and Day Socials | Book Drive | Chapter Meeting | Memorial Day Wreath Laying
- June — Monthly Evening and Day Socials | Chapter Meeting
- July — Flag Retirement Ceremony | Relay for Life
- August — Monthly Evening and Day Socials | Chapter Meeting
- September — Monthly Evening and Day Socials | Constitution Week | Chapter Meeting
- October — Monthly Evening and Day Socials | DAR Day of Service | Chapter Meeting
- November — TX Arbor Day Activity | Monthly Evening and Day Socials | Veterans Day Wreath Laying | Chapter Meeting - Blood Drive - Christmas Card Signing
- December — Monthly Evening & Day Socials
Patriots
Members in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, have proven a direct genealogcial line from American colonists who supported or participated in the Revolutionary War. The following is a list of the patriotic ancestors of our chapter members grouped by the state in which they gave service to their country during the Revolutionary War.DELAWARE | |
| Robert Groves | NONCOM |
GEORGIA | |
| Micajah Bennett | SOL |
| Holland Middleton | PS |
MASSACHUSETTS | |
| James Soule | PVT |
MARYLAND | |
| John Dodson | PS |
| Thomas Lanham | PVT |
NORTH CAROLINA | |
| William Blake | PS |
| Johann Christian Bodenhamer | PS |
| William Bodenhamer | LT |
| Samuel Burke | PVT |
| Stephen Codill | PVT |
| Joseph Elliott | PS |
| Elijah Gillespie | PS |
| Giles Hudspeth | CS |
| Dudley Mask | SOL |
| John Mayo | PVT |
| Joseph Mayo | PS |
| William Mcclellan | PS |
| William Moffatt | PS |
| Christopher Orr | SOL |
| Job Pendergrass | PVT |
| Benjamin Perry | PS |
| George Roberts | PS |
| Aaron Van Cleve, Sr. | CS, PS |
| John Waddell, Sr. | PS |
| Semore York | PS |
| Jacob Yount | SOL |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |
| Isaac Libby | PS |
NEW JERSEY | |
| John Hart | PS, SDI |
NEW YORK | |
| William Chamberlain | CAPT |
PENNSYLVANIA | |
| Robert Morrison | PVT |
| Edmund Polk | MAJ |
RHODE ISLAND | |
| Joseph Manchester | ENS |
| Isaac Manchester | PS |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| Hickerson Barksdale | SOL |
| Sanford Berry | PVT |
| Jacob Buckholtz | CAPT, PS |
| John Downing | STAFFOF, PS |
| Henry Felder, Sr. | CAPT, CS, PS |
| James Goyne | PVT |
| Thomas Nesmith | PVT |
| Peter Roberts | PS |
| Anthony Story | SOL |
VIRGINIA | |
| David Apperson | PS |
| Henry Baugh | PVT |
| William Bell | PS |
| John Benning | CAPT, PS |
| John Crockett | LT, CS |
| William Delafield | PVT |
| William Dupree | PVT |
| Peter Etter | SOL |
| Michael Fleenor | PVT |
| Lewis Green, Sr. | PS |
| Lewis Green, Jr. | PVT |
| Thomas Gresham | CS |
| Thomas Harding | SGM, CS |
| Peter Higgins | PVT |
| William Hudnall | LT |
| John Hurst | LT |
| John Fuller Lane | PS |
| Daniel Maupin, Sr. | PS |
| William Mcclure | PS |
| Samuel Mcgehee | PS |
| William Mcmurtry | PVT |
| Jordan Mileham | PVT |
| James Nantz | NONCOM, PS |
| Daniel O'rear | NONCOM, PS |
| William Pace | SGT |
| John Parker | PVT |
| Edward Polley | PVT |
| Samuel Van Hook | SGT |
| Philip Williams | PS |
| John Wright | SOL |
| Key to Abbreviations Used | ||
| CAPT | Captain | |
| CS | Civil Service | |
| ENS | Ensign | |
| LT | Lieutenant | |
| MAJ | Major | |
| NONCOM | Non-Commissioned Officer | |
| PS | Patriotic Service | |
| PVT | Private | |
| SGT | Sergeant | |
| SGM | Sergeant Major | |
| SDI | Signer of the Declaration of Independence | |
| SOL | Soldier | |
| STAFFOFF | Staff Officer | |
Chapter Activities
2019 Anniversary Celebration
Flag Retirement - July 4, 2019
Literacy - Book Drive, January 2019 
Prom Dress Drive for area High Schools 
November 1, 2019, Texas Arbor Day - Planting a large pollinator flower bed dedicated to veterans at a local nursing home. 
October 2019 - Boxes of Love donations for homeless and women in need.
Day of Service 2019 - Cleaned the grounds of the Veteran's Memorial, also the pond area, pavilion, and playground of a local park. 
November 2019 - Annual Blood Drive 
Historic Preservation - Our chapter has a dedicated team of women who love to restore historical markers. 
Memorial Day 2020, Wreath Laying at the Veteran's Memorial in Terrell, Texas 
Texas DAR State Conference - March 2020 
Relay For Life 2020 - All North Texas relays were canceled due to COVID and joined together for a virtual relay online. Our chapter has a team in the Kaufman and Van Zandt County Relay For Life. 
February 2020 - Seed shower for Hindman Settlement School The content contained herein does not necessarily represent
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